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Coast Guard honours Pte. Robertson a second time
By Tim Kalinowski on December 16th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal On Nov. 16, 1917 Canadian Forces were fighting for control in the village of Passchendaele. Mired in the muck, the Canadians fought their way ferociously toward German positions, with hundreds of their comrades dying around them for every yard taken. It was hell on Earth, and it was the Canadians’ most costly victory ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trial going ahead for man charged in NYE murder
By Peggy Revell on December 15th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A man arrested following a New Year’s Eve homicide will stand trial, as his preliminary hearing wrapped up Thursday. After two days of witnesses and evidence heard, a judge directed that Leonard Robert Terence Beaulieu stand trial for the second-degree murder of 24-year-old Jordan Pede. Provincial Crown had put forward that the case ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New program options for MHC Brooks
By Tim Kalinowski on December 15th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Earlier this week Medicine Hat College announced it would be offering a new program options at its Brooks campus starting in the fall semester 2018. The college will now offer a health-care aide certificate program in Brooks, and a social-work development program. “We are so pleased to provide these opportunities at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Christmas bird count set for Sunday
By Tim Kalinowski on December 15th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal Eager birders and those looking to learn something of the wildlife in the area will be assembling on Sunday for the annual Medicine Hat Christmas bird count. A tradition now for the past 40 years, the bird count allows locals to engage with nature and meet new friends. “It is not an organized ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New hangar for air ambulance could lead to more land available beside the airport
By Collin Gallant on December 15th, 2017
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant The possibility of a new hangar at the Medicine Hat Regional Airport could jump start a move to make more runway-adjacent land available for aircraft, officials said Thursday. A city committee heard this week that a tentative land lease with incoming air-ambulance provider CanWest could result in that company building on a one-acre ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Deadline today to sign up for Kiwanis Christmas luncheon
By Tim Kalinowski on December 15th, 2017
Medicine Hat News Today is the last day to pre-register for the Kiwanis annual Christmas luncheon for those in the city with no other place to go on Dec. 25. The deadline for pre-registration is noon. Those interested in attending can stop by the Strathcona Centre or call 403-529-8307 to ensure their names are on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Second accused to stand trial for murder of Jordan Pede
By Peggy Revell on December 14th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell A man arrested following a New Year’s Eve homicide will stand trial, as his preliminary hearing wrapped up Thursday afternoon. After two days of witnesses and evidence being heard, a judge directed that Leonard Robert Terence Beaulieu stand trial for the second-degree murder of 24-year-old Jordan Pede. Provincial Crown had put forward that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bail granted for alleged bank robber
By Peggy Revell on December 14th, 2017
prevell@medicinehatnews.com @MHNprevell Bail was granted in Medicine Hat Wednesday for a Winnipeg man charged with robbing two banks in October, though he will remain in custody awaiting more bail hearings in Saskatchewan for three robberies in Regina and one in Saskatoon. Lethbridge-based lawyer Greg White successfully argued for Stephan Vogelsang’s release at the Medicine Hat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MHCBE OKs violence and risk questionnaire
By Tim Kalinowski on December 14th, 2017
tkalinowski@medicinehatnews.com @MHNTimKal The Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education voted Tuesday evening to approve a new violence and risk assessment questionnaire to be distributed to teachers and other staff in the district. The motion, first introduced by Trustee David Leahy at the Nov. 14 meeting, will help the school district gather information and develop an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whooping cough outbreak over
By Gillian Slade on December 14th, 2017
Medicine Hat News A pertussis outbreak that began in June in the south zone is over, says Alberta Health Services. From the onset untilDec 7, there were 441 cases confirmed. Pertussis continues to occur with frequency in unimmunized populations in the south zone and other parts of Alberta, AHS said in a press release. Pertussis ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First recipient of Lynn Frank Memorial Scholarship announced
By Gillian Slade on December 14th, 2017
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade The Medicine Hat Diagnostic Laboratory Legacy Fund revealed the inaugural recipient of the Lynn Frank Memorial Scholarship in recognition of academic excellence among aspiring medical lab technologists in southeastern Alberta. Heidi Kennedy, a student of the medical laboratory technology diploma program at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in Calgary, was selected ... Read More »
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